Get comprehensive Orthodox Christian news from Crusaders Call. We cover persecution of Orthodox believers, updates from Orthodox patriarchates, theological developments, and challenges facing Orthodox communities worldwide. Our reporting includes coverage of the Russian Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox communities, Oriental Orthodox churches, and Orthodox witness under hostile regimes.
Europe
Liberty University, the large private evangelical Christian university based in Lynchburg, Virginia, is now offering 600 online degrees to students across Europe and actively exploring the possibility of establishing a physical campus on the continent. The university collaborated with marketing expert Lucian Mustata as its European representative for the project.
Europe
A European Union mission began reviewing Pakistan's human rights record on Monday, November 24th, amid mounting pressure from rights activists to investigate widespread persecution of religious minorities, particularly Christians, as the country's preferential trade status hangs in the balance. The EU mission is conducting a periodic
Europe
The Nederlandse Christenmilitairen Ontmoetingskring (NCOK), a Christian support network for personnel in the Dutch Armed Forces, is expanding its ministry to reach more military members across the Netherlands' 79,323 defense personnel. Founded in 1929 and translated as the Dutch Christian Military Encounter Circle, NCOK is a voluntary organization
Catholic News
UK evangelical churches are witnessing twice as many first time commitments to follow Jesus compared to 2021, with young people driving an unexpected spiritual revival across Britain, according to new research from the Evangelical Alliance's "Changing Church 2025" report. The study, which surveyed 305 church leaders
Europe
Solomon Ray, an AI-generated artist, currently holds the top Christian album on iTunes with "Faithful Soul" and the top two Christian songs with "Find Your Rest" and "Goodbye Temptation". Ray is the first AI artist to have the No. 1 album and song on
Catholic News
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10 into law in June, requiring public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The new law mandates that all public schools hang a "durable poster or framed copy" of
Orthodox News
Aida Najaflou, a Christian convert held in Tehran's Evin Prison, suffered a spinal fracture after falling from her bunk bed on October 31. She was transferred to Taleghani Hospital, where X-rays confirmed a fractured T12 vertebra. However, she was sent back to Evin Prison on a stretcher the
USA
Gunmen attacked St. Mary's Catholic School in the Papiri community of Niger State's Agwara district early Friday morning, abducting 215 pupils along with 12 teachers. The Diocese of Kontagora described the kidnapping as "painful and disturbing," with Father Jatau Luka Joseph stating that armed
Africa
Gunmen attacked the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, central Nigeria's Kwara state, on Tuesday evening, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and several worshippers. Police responded to gunfire at around 6 p.m. and discovered one person fatally shot inside the church and another in
USA
Zimnako Salah, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on November 7 to six years in federal prison in connection with his plot targeting Christian churches. In March 2025, a jury in Sacramento convicted Salah of strapping a backpack around the toilet of a Christian church in Roseville with the intent
Orthodox News
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report this week titled "Patterns of Religious Repression in Latin America's Authoritarian Triad," identifying Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela as the most clearly authoritarian states in Latin America and the region's most flagrant freedom of
Orthodox News
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on November 13 titled "Fostering the Future for American Children and Families," designed to modernize America's foster care system and protect religious families from discrimination. The initiative is led by First Lady Melania Trump and aims to empower young